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Paul Craig Roberts – Russia Just Announced A Gold-Backed Ruble

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts says Russia just announced a gold-backed ruble and it is the beginning of the end for the US dollar. A Golden RubleMarch 30 (King World News) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts had this to say about the situation:  Lots of startling changes yesterday. Russia announced, apparently, a gold-backed or gold-related ruble. I […]

The Coming Global Financial Revolution: Russia Is Following the American Playbook

No country has successfully challenged the U.S. dollar’s global hegemony—until now. How did this happen and what will it mean? Foreign critics have long chafed at the “exorbitant privilege” of the U.S. dollar as global reserve currency. The U.S. can issue this currency backed by nothing but the “full faith and credit of the United […]

After years of attack, Wall Street concedes Putin has made Russia “bulletproof” (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the Russian economy and its transformation away from western institutional control and the dollar hegemony.
Even Wall Street investors are now taking a look at Russia’s well managed economy, low debt and excellent balance sheet.

Energy company Gazprom moving Russia away from petrodollar

RT reported on March 26 that Russia is continuing to make great progress in putting an end to its dependence on American dollars when it comes to energy.

Energy giant Gazprom could become the first Russian company to exclude the US dollar from its foreign trade operations. It aims to switch to Russian rubles and other national currencies in payments for energy supplies.